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Research has shown that smokers, alcohol and drugs addicts, compulsive gamblers and overeaters have higher blood/endorphin levels than non-addicts. Stimulated by routinely inhaling nicotine, taking a drug or alcohol, endorphin production is constantly being 'nudged up' above normal level. Knowing that endorphin is a pleasure/satisfaction neurochemical, it makes perfect sense that addicts are satisfied until that level starts to drop and out come the addictive substances again. When, for example, smokers just quit smoking their blood/endorphin level drops substantially causing dissatisfaction and in some cases anxiety.
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